July 30, 2015

Amazon’s got a soft spot for New York in that empty Minion box it calls a heart. Late last year, they hinted that they might open up a store in Manhattan, though it turned out… Read more »

Amazon

After removing its books from Amazon, children’s publisher reports record profits — Kait Howard
Amazon picks up The Last Tycoon adaptation, casts Kelsey Grammer in lead — Liam O'Brien
Book spotted in San Bernardino shooting suspects' home inspires Amazon review battle — Liam O'Brien
Amazon shows New Jersey a thing or two about traffic — Liam O'Brien

The Art of the Novella challenge 35: A Simple Heart

Jonathan Gibbs

Title: A Simple Heart Author: Gustave Flaubert First published: 1877 Page count: 62 First line: For half a century, the housewives of Pont-l’Évêque had envied Madame Aubain her servant, Félicité.… Read more »

2015 Man Booker Prize longlist announced

Alex Shephard

Now in its second year of being open to authors of any nationality, as long as they’ve published in the UK, this year’s Man Booker Prize longlist is headlined by… Read more »

‘Brooms up’ for The European Quidditch Games

Zeljka Marosevic

Last weekend, an event occurred which called into question the difference between fiction and reality; between the rational world in which we exist and the magical world created by the… Read more »

Claudia Rankine’s Citizen marches to the stage

Andrew Karpan

If winning the National Book Critics Circle Award for poetry and being a finalist for the very same award for criticism didn’t convince you that Claudia Rankine’s Citizen: An American Lyric… Read more »

Melville House Books

Amazon convinced the New York City Department of Education to give it $30 million to sell ebooks

Liam O'Brien